Fa Munday, 35, and her husband Vincent, 54, said the controversy over the ‘ting tong’ remark by UKIP MEP Janice Atkinson had not stopped them being members and supporters of the party.

They had considered handing back their membership after feeling ‘betrayed’ by Ms Atkinson’s comment - which she said while being recorded by a BBC camera crew meeting people in Ramsgate, Kent, earlier this month.

On Tuesday Mr and Mrs Munday voted for Mr Farage to be selected UKIP’s Parliamentary candidate for Thanet South at a meeting in Ramsgate.

Afterwards Mr Munday said: “We’ve put that episode behind us and got on with staying loyal members and supporters of UKIP.

"We’ve not personally resolved it with her (Ms Atkinson) but we’ve resolved things with the party.”

He added: “We’re both absolutely delighted that Nigel has been selected because he’s definitely the right candidate for us.

“He knows all of the relevant local issues including the future of Manston Airport and fishing in the Channel.

“It was clear the other candidates did not have that knowledge or understanding of what really matters to people in this area.

“I’m very confident that Nigel will win this seat at the general election and I also believe UKIP will do very well nationwide.”

Ms Atkinson, MEP for the south east of England, was recorded saying to a party official: “So that was good. We’ve got Fa who’s, I dunno, she’s a ting tong from somewhere.”

At the time of the incident Mrs Munday, a food seller who has lived in England since she got married eight years ago, said: “I can’t understand why she said that. It left me feeling hurt and disgusted. Nobody has ever spoken to me in that way.

“We both feel betrayed, and it’s absolutely outrageous what she said. Come rain or shine, I was out there leafleting for UKIP, and we get rewarded with this racist bigotry.”